Global Estimates on the Number of People Blind or Visually Impaired by Diabetic Retinopathy
A Meta-analysis from 1990 to 2010, about the estimated number of people blind or visually impaired by Diabetic Retinopathy globally.
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Informe Final CBM-MAB
Los socios del Programa constituyen un grupo de clínicas con experiencia y con la calidad médica necesaria para realizar las cirugías de Catarata. Los resultados revisados de Agudeza Visual posterior a la Cirugía de Catarata son buenos, con un porcentaje de 85% con Agudeza Visual mejor a 20/60.
El indicador más importante del programa es el número de cirugías de catarata realizadas. Se ha logrado un avance del 66% de la meta correspondiente al periodo de Julio 2014- Diciembre 2015, y de 31% de la meta total (3 años). Aun con la reprogramación de metas, es probable que el Programa no cumpla con las metas, excepto que se amplíe el tiempo de ejecución del Programa por seis meses.
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Eyeglasses for Global Development: Bridging the Visual Divide
This report not only lays out the evidence that correcting vision with glasses has a profound impact on socioeconomic development, but also highlights validated, scalable models. The challenge is: how can the concerned actors work together to address the barriers to systemic change, take these models to scale and close the global gap for those needing eyeglasses? The report’s advisory panel recommends engaging multiple sectors to dismantle the primary supply-and-demand barriers, and create new opportunities for collaboration across sectors to solve the problem at scale.
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Diabetic Retinopathy Guidelines – ICO PAAO 2016 [Spanish]
La prevalencia de la diabetes está aumentando debido a la mayor sobrevida y el cambio en el estilo de vida de la población, llegando incluso a más del 10% en algunos países. Después de 20 años, el 90% de los casos de diabetes tipo 1 y el 60% del tipo 2, tendrían alguna forma de retinopatía y de ellas, el 5% requerirá de tratamiento para evitar una ceguera irreversible.
The prevalence of diabetes is increasing due to longer survival and the change in the lifestyle of the population, surpassing more than 10% in some countries. After 20 years, 90% of cases of Type 1 diabetes and 60% of Type 2 have some form of retinopathy and of these, 5% will require treatment to prevent irreversible blindness. Diabetic retinopathy is the third leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world, but the first in people of working age (16-64 years) in developing countries, generating huge economic losses.
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Summary Report of Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness Maldives – 2016
Summary of findings from the Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB) survey in Maldives; the first ever population based blindness survey in the country (2016).
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SiB CBM Peru MTR report English version
Programme partners are a group of experienced clinics with the medical quality needed to perform cataract surgeries. The revised results of Visual Acuity after Cataract Surgery are good, with an 85% with a better Visual Acuity.
The most important indicator of the Programme is the number of cataract surgeries performed. Regarding the goal for the July 2014-December 2015 period, there has been a progress of 66%, and 31% of the overall goal (3 years). Even rescheduling the goals, the Programme may not meet them, except the implementation term of the Programme is extended for six months.
Only IPROS Tarapoto has achieved the programmed goal; FUNDAR and DNJ have reached more than 70%, but failed to meet it. AMAZONAS (Bagua), FON (Piura) and CECOM (Trujillo) have only achieved a percentage between 45-59%. With the lowest performance is COMEP Abancay, with only 10% of the proposed goal.